Intramolecular thermal (4σ + 2π) dyotropy: Primary 2H kinetic isotope effects. Experimental limiting barrier parameters for quantum tunnelling in 2H transfer processes and mechanistically significant substituent effects

Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 879-886

  Mackenzie, Kenneth ^a   Astin, K Brian ^b   Gravett, Edward C ^a   Gregory, Robert J ^a   Howard, Judith A K ^c   Wilson, Claire ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2H transfer processes; Intramolecular thermal (4 + 2 ) dyotropy; Kinetic isotope effects; Limiting barrier parameters; Quantum tunnelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001579171     PISSN: 08943230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1395(199812)11:12<879::aid-poc77>3.0.co;2-d     Document Type: Article

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